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Revolution Season One, Episode Five: Soul Train

In Nobelsville Indiana, Neville is fighting bare knuckled against his men.  After winning his bout, he tells Danny to step forward because he knows how Danny feels about him.  Danny refuses to fight but after Neville punches him twice and says that he has to toughen up, Danny begins to fight. He beats Danny severely and than has a flashback to his pre blackout days as an insurance instructor. He is sitting with his boss discussing a claim and is fired for approving a claim that a family was not covered for.

In present day, Charlie, Aaron, Nora and Miles are gathered around Maggie's grave mourning.  Miles announces that it is time to go and Nora suggests allowing Charlie and Aaron more time. Miles feels that because he has given them thirty minutes that they have spared all of the time that they can.  Charlie asks for more time and Miles points to the grave and says, "that's just a body in the ground Charlie, but Danny, he's still alive and he's close. If you want him back, you can't do this. You can't have this luxury and hanging around here is not going to help." They pack up leave and walk until they hear a train whistle.

Miles says that if Monroe has a train that they are in trouble.  Neville tells the men to work faster because it is due to leave tomorrow.  Monroe informs Rachel that her son will be there tomorrow and she begs them on whatever relationship they used to have to let Danny go. Rachel promises to tell him everything and he responds, "I know you will, but you know how I know? 'Cause I am going to have your son right here with me." Rachel calls him a son of a bitch and Monroe reminds her that he gave her a lot of opportunities to cooperate.

Charlie walks into the town to get an idea of what is going on. Nora tells Miles that Monroe with a working train means big problems. Charlie reports back that the train leaves tomorrow for Philadelphia and Miles is certain that Danny is being put on the train. Miles says that if they don't find Danny by tomorrow, they will have lost him and he suggests that they do a search without weapons to keep a low profile. He instructs Charlie and Nora to walk away and inform him if they get a scent of Danny because they only have one shot at this.

Danny is in a cell and Neville is telling him how hard he had to work and that he never saw what he made. Danny tells him to shut up because he is sick of Neville's speeches and mind games. Neville tells him to be careful and Danny asks him if it makes him feel tough to beat up an18 year old kid and what it says about him?

We are given another flashback to the night of the blackout.  Neville's neighbours are holding a party and he asks Rob if he can keep his music down at night because it keeps his kid up. Rob doesn't answer him and Neville enters his house.  His son walks up to him and gives him a huge hug. His wife is setting the table and Neville asks if he has time before dinner.  Neville starts working out on the punching bag to get rid of his frustrations and his son Jason comes down the stairs. He asks Jason if he wants to take a swing and informs him to only hit the bag and never people, as the lights go out.

In present day, the train is being loaded up as Nora enters a printing press.  She asks for a biography of Joe Biden and is then escorted into a backroom. The man holds a knife to her and says that he just needs to be sure and so she shows him her tattoo. When Nora asks for his mark, Hutch shows her an American flag.  Apparently, Hutch represents the entirety of Nobleville's underground. Hutch says that the militia wiped out their whole unit including his wife and that he is alone now.  Nora corrects him and says that it's you and me and we're going to blow up that train.

Neville approaches Charlie and asks her what she is doing because he thinks that she is casing the joint.  Charlie smiles and says that she is spying on her boyfriend in the mirror.  In the reflection, we see a young couple and Charlie says that she believes her boyfriend might be cheating on her.  Neville smiles and asks her name and Charlie lies and says that she is Sarah McGill and he introduces himself as Captain Tom Neville.  The two shake hands and she asks if he is there for the train which surprises Neville. Charlie covers by saying that everyone is there for the train.  Before leaving, Neville says that boy is a fool if he steps out on you.  Neville leaves and Charlie quickly follows but as soon as she turns the corner, he attacks her saying, "you think I can't spot a tail, especially as clumsy as you? Now how are you?"  When she does not answer, Neville prepares to slit her throat, but Miles intervenes and tells Charlie to get out of there. Neville says, "I should have guessed. Is this the sister? Quite the family resemblance, she looks like Danny." The two men square off, and Miles again has to tell Charlie to run again.  The struggle does not last long and Miles and Neville are quickly at a stalemate, with each man having a knife to other's throat.

Miles asks, "how's the wife."  Neville says that Julia is good but he hasn't seen her in about a year because he has been busy looking for Miles.  Miles then asks about Danny and Neville says that Danny is a spirited young man.  Miles then asks to trade, Danny for one of his guys, which shocks Neville.  Miles says they have the one who has been following them with the short hair and the too tight shirt.  Neville says that Miles can keep him and so Miles reminds him that he will kill him.  This has me wondering if the person they captured is Neville's son, though he doesn't exactly look bi-racial. Neville says that Miles can do what he has to do because he needs Danny more than Miles. Neville then asks why Miles left and he replies, "you wouldn't understand." The conversation comes to an end when the militia men arrive.

Aaron is waiting for the return of Miles, Nora and Charlie.  He accidentally drops Maggie's cellphone and the necklace.  Jason grabs it immediately and comments about how ugly it is and Aaron lies and says that it belonged to his wife. When Aaron asks for it back, Jason hands it over slowly.  When Aaron hears a noise, he grabs his crossbow but it turns out to just be Nora and Hutch. Nora asks Aaron to warn Miles that she is going to put a bomb on the train because it is more important than Danny.  When Aaron asks what happens if Danny is on the train, Nora replies that Miles will find him first.

Charlie is walking and Miles catches up with her to chastise her for getting close to Neville. Charlie says that Neville bumped into her but Miles is not impressed because she followed him and has no idea how dangerous Neville is.  Charlie admits to screwing up (a first by the way) and says that because Neville has Danny she had to follow. Miles says, "you got emotional and you panicked and you blew it. Surprise is the only thing we had going and you pissed it away. It was already hard, you just made it impossible. So if we don't get Danny back, you got nobody to blame but yourself."  Charlie wants to know why Miles is being mean and says that he never used to be like this.  When Miles asks Charlie how she knows, Maggie tells him that she remembers him from when she was four. "What happened to that guy? Charlie asks. Really, she just screwed up terribly and is worried that Miles isn't being fluffy enough. Oh for heaven's sakes, this is yet another perfect example of how annoying and ridiculous Charlie is.

Neville is moving Danny to a new location and Danny asks what happened because to him Neville looks nervous. We get another flashback and this time it's six weeks after the blackout and Neville is in bed with his wife. Julia tells Neville that she believes they should leave the city but he is concerned with the looting and says that people are being murdered for a bag of chips. Their conversation is interrupted by the sound of breaking glass downstairs. Neville encourages Julia to stay in bed and he finds his neighbour Rob looting his food. Rob tells Neville to let it go and Jason comes downstairs. Neville sends his son upstairs and attacks Rob with a crowbar, but Rob quickly gets the upper hand.  The situation reverses and Neville starts beating Rob with his bare fists, even after his wife calls out for him to stop.  When he stands he has a look of determination on his face. I suppose we are meant to see this as the moment that Captain Tom Neville was born.

Review: the Dead of Winter by Lee Collins

 This book is a paranormal western. Cora and her husband Ben are monster hunters. They travel the frontier of the Old West hunting down monsters that plague the more isolated settlements – from hellhounds to vampires, they’re quick to respond with a silver bullet to put it down.

Which seems simple enough when they move into town. There’s an ornery marshal, but Cora’s dealt with those before even if they do strike more sparks than usual. And there’s a beastie that’s eating people, time to tackle it the old fashioned way, head on with a bullet to the brain.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t work and it takes a bit more digging to take down this rather more unusual monster with the attached worry that one day, maybe, they will tackle a monster they don’t truly know how to fight.

And this creature is just the beginning of their problems, because there’s something far older and far more dangerous lurking in the mines around the town. And far craftier than anything they’ve faced before – or anything that Cora thinks she’s faced. As they test their mettle and knowledge against the ancient, Cora must also confront memories of her past that she has sealed for 10 years.

I really liked the plot of this story, especially how the book was almost written in two halves. On the first we got to see Cora’s standard way of living and working. Her coming into town, tracking down the monsters and putting a bullet through their brain. And if that didn’t work, her back up plans, her sources of information, the resources she can call upon. By dedicating the first half of the book to a relatively mundane moment in Cora’s hunting career (albeit with a twist of it being an unusual monster) we get to see so much more of her character and background than any amount of exposition could show. Rather than launching into the Nosferatu storyline and then trying to fill in the past, this initial battle established everything we needed to know about Cora, the way she works and the way she interacts with the local authorities. It was an extended introduction and it really worked.

And I like the characters, especially Cora. She’s not perfect by any stretch – she’s rough round the edges, she’s road, she drinks too much, she’s hard as nails and as pleasant as sandpaper. She swaggers into town, she’s insulting, arrogant, and virtually dares people to take her on and challenge her. She insists people work her way and if they don’t, she’ll move on – it’s not her hide being eaten by vampires. She is the epitome of a character who will do things her way, live life her way, no matter how objectionable or difficult that way can be. I like her, I want to hear more of her story, I want to follow more of her adventures.

Alphas Season Two, Episode 12: Need to Know

Bill is walking down the street with his wife Genie and the alpha baby. Bill says that when it is time for them to have their own children, that Genie will be a great mother.  Suddenly, an explosion goes off and the baby starts to scream. 

At the office John announces that one person died and three were injured in the explosion. This attack marks the 6th attack on the power grid this week. Rachel says that the DOD knows that Stanton is planning something big and it will occur in the next few days.  Rosen realises that two days from now is Oct 22 and this coincides with the day that Parish discovered that he was an Alpha.  Rachel says that terrorists love anniversaries. Bill believes that the best lead they have to date is the electronic shipment that they almost intercepted. Apparently, Rachel is on the hunt for Skylar Adams to help make sense of the role that these devices play; however, Skylar is very difficult to locate. Rosen believes that the best way to get into Parish's head is with Mitchel. He believes that there maybe a way to dig deeper and suggests moving Mitchel from building 7 to a New York psychiatric facility. Kat offers to go because Mitchel knows her but Rosen says no, until Bill and John support her suggestion.

Parish is surrounded by Alphas and he asks if they have gotten what they need from Skylar Adams yet.  There s a huge factory with beds and Parish says that people will be scared of the transition and will need a place to go.  Apparently, he sees this center as Dani's legacy.

Bill is in his office calming Genie on the phone and Rosen enters to say that he has an alternate approach.  Before Rosen can get into it, Bill gets a phone call from D.C., but Rosen does not want to participate because he says it's strictly unofficial. Bill is not impressed because of the scale of Parish's operation, he believes that Clay needs everyone to be working in concert.  He says, "either grab an oar or get off the boat. We don't have time to do anything cute." Kat interrupts the conversation and Rosen agrees to Bill's suggestion, then goes straight to Hicks, who asks what happens if Bill gets in their way.

That night, Kat is working the transfer of Mitchel with John. The convoy is attacked and an explosive device is thrown at the front vehicle by Cornell Scipio.   John gets out of the car and leads a squad into a garage in the hope of capturing Scipio. Kat remains in the vehicle as another alpha approaches and pulls the door off the vehicle. Kat gets out to intercept and her progress is blocked by another incendiary device thrown by Scipio. When John gets to the roof, he discovers that Scipio is long gone and Kat reports that she lost Mitchel as well.

At Parish's lab, they are dealing with their wounds and an alpha tells Parish that not only do the feds not have Scipio, they have no idea where he is. Parish is nonplussed and says that they will deal with this in due time. He dismisses everyone after the doctor removes the chip inserted in Mitchell. Parish asks him how he is feeling and Mitchel says that his neck hurts and that it is good to see him again.  Parish then asks for permission to touch Mitchell and for some reason, Mitchel's alpha abilities do not work.  Parish is upset and believes that Rosen erased his memories from Mitchel's mind.  Mitchel admits that Rosen gave him an IV and a few injections and now the extra stuff is just gone. Mitchel says that for the first time in years, he feels like himself.

Rosen pulls up to a building and inside Nina tells him that Parish took the bait.  Nina says that she feels bad for Kat but Rosen points out that she will forget everything in two weeks. Apparently, they did indeed capture Scipio and Hicks wakes  him with a smack. Rosen asks Scipio if he wants to be responsible for the death of millions. Scipio asks for a lawyer and when he gets no response, he asks if he is without civil rights because he isn't human.  Rosen assures Scipio that he is very much human and that he just chooses to deny the fact.  Scipio says that the way he is tied up means that he could burn himself if he accidentally triggered his ability.  Rosen replies, "I know that it has bothered you for a very longtime how closely aligned your emotional state is with your ability and how you've always wanted to transcend it, well you can right now." Scipio is not impressed with Rosen's attempt to "head shrink" him into getting in touch with his humanity and asks where he was when he set his parents house on fire. Scipio suggests that Rosen is 20 years too late.  Nina steps forward and pushes Scipio to get information about the shipment but Scipio says that the shipment is gone and Parish didn't give him any details because it's above his pay grade. Scipio is then asked if there were other shipments and he reveals that there were 100's and they have been coming in for months. Nina asks where Parish is right now and Scipio who is doing his best to resist says, "wouldn't you like to know." Nina pushes harder and asks where Parish is right now and Scipio says, "bite me." Rosen realises that Scipio is blocked like the senator was. Rosen then commands Rachel to prepare a syringe of drugs and she injects it into Scipio's IV.

Back at the office, Bill is comforting Kat for losing Mitchel and Jeff 'Dumpy' Kowalka. Bill tells her that they have more important things to worry about. Kat reminds Bill that Rosen said that Mitchel was the key to everything and says that she is going to re-check the scene.  Bill suggests that she call Rachel and Kat says that she thought about that but cannot get through.  Bill then suggests Nina because she always knows where Rachel is but Kat responds that she is not answering her phone. Kat admits that she hasn't seen either of them since yesterday and wonders whether or not she should be worried.  Bill steps outside of his office and calls for Hicks, but the only person who answers is Gary. Bill is surprised to see Gary, and Gary says that he was kicked out by the head nurse who says that Gary was being disruptive.  Gary says that he was scanning for Skylar and he pinged her chip to let her know that he wants to communicate.  Skylar is working on something when she hears a buzzing sound. Vince appears at the door to ask how Skylar is doing. She isn't finished working on the project and Vince reminds her that she promised him that it would be done. He offers to look after Zoe, so that she can concentrate on her work.

Parish is speaking to Vince about the device and becomes physically aggressive when he learns that Skylar has not finished it yet. Vince says that something is distracting Skylar but he is trying to keep her focused. Parish tells Vince that he intends to hold him accountable for his promise to get the device from Skylar.

Nina is trying again to push Scipio and is getting nowhere. Rachel tells her to focus and calm down because her pulse is racing. Nina says that she just needs to take a break and walks away.  Rachel tells Hicks that Nina needs a break. Rosen approaches Scipio and tells him that he is sweating profusely and should not get to excited. Rachel suggests that they call in the C.I.A because they do this for a living but Hicks is against the idea, saying that there must be a leak because Mitchel's transport was intercepted and Parish has sources everywhere. Rosen is adamant that this remain with them and says that they are the experts and are not calling anyone in. Rosen asks for the preparation of yet another injection and this shocks Rachel. Rachel tells Hicks that this new drug is very dangerous and that she is worried that they are not getting anywhere because Scipio could be a dead end. Hicks responds, "look, the only one wasting time is you. Get what Rosen wants and get it in there."  This is the first time that Rachel has questioned Rosen's actions and if you ask me, it's long over due.  I do believe however that someone should be talking about the illegality of what is happening.  Scipio was correct to ask about his rights. Rachel pepares the injection and says that it won't lower Scipio's resistance and that it is a stimulant. Nina admits that it's for her.

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Retribution by Jeanne C. Stein Book Five of the Anna Strong Series

Things have settled into a level of calm for Anna.  Her family is living in France on a winery they believe that they have inherited. Her partner David is on vacation and has finally separated from Gloria, the woman she hates and her vampire boyfriend is a model. As much as Anna misses her family she is relaxed and rebuilding a life for herself. 

Anna gets a call from Culebra the shapshifter and is told to stay away from Beso de la Muerte because Sandra is going to be there and she has not gotten over the fact that Anna killed her lover.  True to form, Anna goes straight there.  Anna is nothing but predictable and this is why Culebra told her to stay away, in order to ensure that she would meet Williams there.  Though Williams is no longer the police chief he still has connections and he wants Anna to investigate the death of young vampires.  He is worried that these deaths will bring attention the community does not need. Anna however is not drawn into the investigation until Culebra ends up in a psychic coma cased by an old foe - Belinda Burke.  In the process of tying to help him Fray gets drawn in and his life is also in danger.  With the clock ticking down, Anna has to find a way to stop Burke for good.

As with all of the other books in this series, there is little GLBT inclusion. Anna does end up having sex with a woman in a blood exchange but it is something she is embarrassed and ashamed of. It reads more like the magic of the exchange made her do it.  It is something that is certainly sexually one sided and done simply as payment for human blood.  Sandra, the lesbian werewolf we met in Legacy, is briefly in the novel, but is of course now grieving since her lover was killed in the last book.  Heaven forbid there be sex between people of the same gender without shame and a functioning same sex couple where neither partner dies.

The only two characters of colour are Ortiz and Culebra who spends most of the book in a coma.  Ortiz who has done little but play the role of servant for Williams ends up dead and this brings his hatred of Anna to a new level because despite what she says, Williams believes that Anna could have saved him if she only believed that she is the chosen one. For the first time ever, we actually learn a little bit about Ortiz and this rounds out his character a little bit but it pales in comparison to how much we have learned about the other characters.  His death is little more than a plot device to elevate the tension between Williams and Anna and in this way, he becomes the ultimate servant. To seal the deal we end up with Culebra pledging to give Anna anything she wants because she saved his life.  What bound them before this was an interesting friendship and what remains is now nothing more than a master/slave relationship. 

666 Park Avenue, Season 1, Episode 3: The Dead Don't Stay Dead

 Last week, Jane got locked behind The Door. She’s trapped in their now, lit only by the failing light from her mobile phone. She’s in a room full of creepy dolls that are whispering “let us out” (for the record, that’s me, gone. Out the building, out the city, out the state. This is my “I would so have run” moment). She also sees movement in the darkness, very fast movement and almost catches sight of a little girl. Then something grabs her leg.

She screams and Henry opens the door. Looking, he doesn’t see a little girl – and he points to an air vent in the ceiling from which you can hear conversations from above, explaining the whispering (yeah, right. I’d be running).

As they leave the basement, there’s a blur behind them – and a little girl holding a creepy doll hiding behind a rocking horse.

We have a new resident of the Drake – Annie, a journalist who writes obituaries for a newspaper but wishes she could do so much more as she complains to Gavin Doran in the lift. He offers to help – encouraging her to embrace her creativity and make herself an opportunity. She takes his advice and, when writing an obituary, she changes it to make the man a famous Cold War hero, making the column massively more interesting and appealing both to readers and her bosses.

But the next day she’s taking a taxi to work and finds the traffic is grid-locked to allow a major diplomatic funeral to take place. She checks the news and finds her fictional Cold War hero is being given full honours. Her obituary is being treated as real. Freaking out a little, she runs back to the Drake and tells Gavin what happened, that people have believed her fiction and she needs to correct it. But Gavin says he’s being buried as a hero –does she really want to take that away from the man, to say nothing of her career – so she lets it go.

At work she’s praised for her piece by her co-workers and one of them wishes her mother had been there to see her success. Annie had already mentioned her mother, how she had written hundreds of children’s books but never got them published and never truly reached her dreams. Inspired, she decides to edit her mother’s obituary, changing her into a best selling children’s author. As soon as she sends the edit, the photograph of her mother transforms to that of a far wealthier woman – as do her own clothes, jewellery, hair and makeup to reflect the 4 million copies her mother sold. Her stories are changing reality.

She’s called into her boss’s office who is amazed at what she’s achieved even though something doesn’t feel right to him. But the editors are impressed and want her to write a piece about Kandisky – the fictional Russian agent she invented as an enemy for her Cold War hero. They want a full profile on him and if it’s good it could be a huge boost to her career. She hurries home, pours some champagne and writes her fictional biography of a scar-faced killer who tortures people with wrenches and pliers. As soon as she sends it in there’s a man at her door. She goes to check – and sees a scar-faced man with a tool bag. She tries to run but he breaks in and catches her, dragging her away from the window and tying her to a chair.

With the protagonists, Jane continues to talk architecture at a completely uninterested Henry. She’s determined to dig up all of the building’s secrets and notices that The Room is not on the plans – which means it’s been renovated and there are original plans out there. Henry thinks it was walled up for a reason and maybe it’s best to leave things along rather than knock down random walls. But Jane views Gavin’s desire to restore the Drake’s former glory as permission for her to uncover everything.

Jane goes to see Gavin about the original plans and notices that there are orchids throughout the building, there in tribute to the Dorans’ dead daughter, Sascha who died on that date. Gavin agrees to get the plans but asks Jane to keep an eye on Olivia since on this date she can be… self-destructive. Olivia arrives then and Jane hurries to ask her to lunch and Olivia agrees (snarking about her clothes in the process)

At lunch Olivia makes the conversation as awkward as possible, discussing Jane and Henry’s sex life, his political ambitions and eventually brings the conversation to Jane’s dreams – her visions that leave her unable to feel what is real and that the dead won’t stay dead. Odd dinner conversation and Olivia looks perturbed by it – though not because it’s rather tasteless to say such things on the anniversary of her daughter’s death.

On the way back to the Drake, Olivia drives at extreme speeds and incredibly recklessly – nearly smashing them against a concrete wall. Which is how Sascha died, against that wall and, unknown to Gavin, after writing a suicide note. Olivia never mentioned the note or that the death was suicide because Gavin had an argument with Sascha before she died and Olivia didn’t want Gavin to blame himself. She mentions that something happened to Sascha when she was 15 – something that changed her.

Once Upon a Time: Season 2, Episode 3: Lady of the Lake

In fairy land in the past, there’s a war council – Prince Charming (James), Snow White and Red Riding Hood (and others I don’t recognise) are seeking to get the kingdom back from King George (that would be Charming’s fake-father, since Charming’s actually a shepherd who pretended to be a Prince so George could scam Midas for some gold. It also puts some doubt on getting the kingdom “back” but they’re the good guys, so let it lie and assume George has no right to his kingdom, unlike the shepherd boy he bought.)

George has a new general – the Leviathan, who specialises in surprise attacks and wasting arrows accurately pinning maps to tables. Realising they’re under attack. Charming and his crew decide to split up, Snow White to meet him at the cabin. But as she runs to safety she runs into the Leviathan himself – Sir Lancelot, formerly of the Round Table.

He takes her to King George where Georgy holds a pity party about his lost son and Charming being so selfish and not being obedient. Also he was cursed when his wife took a potion making it impossible for them to have children – which is the worstest fate ever (this man lacks imagination – we’ve had people locked up in golden statues, eaten by dragons, cursed to turn everyone to gold – there’s lots of worst fates!) And Charming was so mean in not being a good obedient son after he bought him and ripped him from his family with threats of death and torture just made his pain woooooorse! WOE IS HIM! To have his revenge he has spiked Snow’s drink – cursing her also to remain childless (the worst fate ever! For medieval royalty they’re really ignorant about inventive torture techniques).

She’s dumped back at the campsite, cursed. But Lancelot also rides back – after Snow smacks him off his horse with a branch he assures her he’s on her side. He has honour left and disapproves of Georgy the Whiny’s actions.  He tells her he knows that Charming is at the cabin where he is hiding his mother – and so does George the Whiny.

At the cabin. George’s men surround Charming in a circle designed so that when they fire their crossbows they can shoot the guy opposite – which happens. There is a dramatic fight sequence in which the baddies nicely line up to be sliced and diced and Charming is victorious – but his mother has been shot. This is when Snow and Lancelot arrive. Mummy Charming isn’t dead – but she is poisoned (and she has an arrow in the chest). They need to get an antidote and Charming remembers the magic waters he got for Katherine. Lancelot prepares a wagon and they set off for the cure (to the poison – the sucking chest wound doesn’t seem to be a problem).

Along the way, they move at a leisurely stroll, Charming asks how Lancelot came to be working for George the Whiny. Lancelot says it was because of a woman – and they both move off to scout (to get them away from the delicate ears of Snow and Mummy Charming, no doubt). Snow stays to treat Mummy Charming’s sucking chest wound by blotting her sweating brow. Since they’re stopped (and not hurrying for an antidote at all) Mummy Charming also wants Snow to use a charm to predict the gender of her first child. It doesn’t work – because she’s cursed. Snow tells Mummy Charming about the curse and she tells her not to worry, the magic of Lake Nostos should cure them both (shame George the Whiny didn’t know about it, really).

They arrive at the lake – to find that it’s dried up. James blames himself for killing the Siren, but Lancelot is sure there may still be water. He finds only enough for one single sip of water. Mummy Charming instantly says she wants Snow White to have it – willing to die for her fertility, but Snow White refuses, maybe it’s best if she isn’t a mother (or, y’know, cure the imminent death condition now and then you have many many years to find a cure for the curse. There’s always Rumplestiltskin).

But the magic doesn’t work, she is not healed (or, maybe, the sucking chest wound is killing her, I’m just saying) there is no more magic in the lake. Charming wants to find more but she says there is none and she doesn’t want to spend her last moments desperately seeking a cure (you have something better to do?) Her only regret is that she didn’t get to see Snow and Charming marry – Snow appeals to Lancelot, asking if a former knight of the round table can still marry people – he agrees. They get married and Mummy Charming dies.